Dr. Josefina Diaz Shen M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
300 Lafayette Ave Se Suite 2045 Grand Rapids MI, 49503About
Dr. Josefina Shen practices Endocrinology in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Shen specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Shen examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine 2004
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of linoleic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid on cell proliferation and lipid-metabolism gene expression in primary duck hepatocytes.
- Effects of perilla extract on productive performance, serum values and hepatic expression of lipid-related genes in Shaoxing ducks.
- Expression pattern of adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein gene in different tissues and its regulation of genes related to adipocyte differentiation in duck.
- Construction and analysis of a subtractive cDNA library of early embryonic development in duck.
- RNA interference of leptin receptor in chicken adipocytes.
- [Cryptosporidiosis: a new parasitic zoonosis].
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Gestational Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
- Vascular Disease
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